Tiling



(No modem-1- 2 J. H. WILLIAMS.

TILING.

No. 471,339. Patented Mar. 22, 1892.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,339, dated March22, 1892.

Application filed November 13, 1890. Serial No. 371,324. (No model.)

,To alZ whom it may concierge.-

Be it known that I, JOHN E. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Montezuma, in the county of Parke and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Tiling, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to paneling for walls, ceilings, roofing,flooring, and the like; and it has for its object to provide an improvedpaneling which shall be simple in construction and, easily applied.

The invention consists in the improved construction of suchpaneling,which will be hereinafterfullydescribed, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of apanel or tile constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevationshowing a portion of a wall to which my improved paneling has beenapplied. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 00 w in Fig. 3.Figs. 5 and 6 are transverse sectional views showing modifications.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

My improved paneling may be constructed of any suitable material; but inits manufacture it is my preference to use either ordinary clay orfire-clay, which is inexpensive and may be readily molded in the shapeof tiles of any desired size and contour. The tiles, which in thedrawings are designated by l, are provided on their outer faces withplates 2, having dovetailed edges 3, which when the tiles are in place,as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings, form dovetailgrooves, in which are placed tongues 6 of cement. The plates 2 arepreferably formed integrally with the tiles 1; but I may make themseparately from the said base-tiles and secure them to the latter by anysuitable means, as shown in Fig. 6, where the plate 2 is secured to thetile 1 by a layer of cement 22. It may also be mentioned that while thesurface plates or tiles 2 are preferably of the same outline as thetiles to which they are attached or of which they form a part they maybe of any other shape that may be found expedient and convenient.

The edges of the tiles or panels 1 are provided with perforations 4,countersunk on their outer faces, as shown at 5, and said edges projectslightly beyond said faces on all four sides thereof. These perforationsare intended not only to receive nails by means of which the tiles maybe secured, but also for the reception of the mortar or cement 6, whichadds very greatly to the security with which the tiles or panels may beattached in position for use and conceals the nails or screws, fills thecracks, and prevents Water percolating through the perforations when thetiles are employed on roofs.

My improved tiles or panels may be colored or ornamented in any suitablemanner, and when made of clay their outer surfaces may be vitrified inorder to present a handsome appearance.

While I have in the foregoing described the preferred construction of myinvention, I would have it understood thatI reserve the right to anylegitimate modifications. Thus the tile might be reversed, so as tobring the dovetailed plate on the under or inner face of the tile, asshown in Fig. 5. In this case the mortar or cement would have to beplaced around the exposed edges of each tile after placing it inposition. The former construction is, however, preferable, for thereason that any accidental injury to thebase-tiles 1 in driving nailswill be hidden by the cement and will not injure or detract from theappearance of the surface tiles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. A tile forpaneling, composed of a base 1 and a facing 2, having dovetailed edges3, forming dovetailed grooves between said facing and base for thereception of cement, the edges of said base projecting beyond saidfacing on all four sides and provided with countersunk perforations ornail-holes, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. Tiling comprisingthe tiles or plates 1, the supplemental plates uponthe faces of the tiles or plates 1 and provided with clovemy own I havehereto affixed lnysignatnre tailed edges forming dovetail grooves, thein presence of two witnesses.

nails driven through countersunk perfora- T I tions in the tiles, andthe intermediate filling JOEL WILLIAMS 5 of mortar, cement, or similarmaterial, sub- Witnesses:

stantially as described. H. B. GRIFFITH,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing" as HARRISON TAYLOR.

